# noegenesis

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The acquisition of new knowledge from observation and experience, and from inferring relationships between known things.

## Etymology
Coined around 1923 by Charles Spearman in The nature of intelligence and the principles of cognition, from noetic + -genesis.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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